There is a 27-300 (3.5-6.3) but it weights 18.5 oz and that puts it heavier than I want for the camera and default lens and I don't think it will be wide enough for the "standard" lens I want

My thinking is that the wider I go with the standard lens the closer I will be to getting the shot I want, even if I have to enlarge it to get the crop. The other side of it, is that if the lens is not wide enough, there is nothing I can do in PS to get the material that is not in the image. I would be forced to either switch lenses, or shoot and stitch.

And with the 16mm 2.8 I will have a fast lens and if I shoot RAW, then I have something nice to work with when I get home. I also think that this might end up being on the camera more often than not. Light, fast and wide.

It is 24.3 megapixel and has a lot of very nice features.

I have not had one in my hand yet. I will do that the next time I am in a major center.

There is a 27-300 (3.5-6.3) but it weights 18.5 oz and that puts it heavier than I want for the camera and default lens and I don't think it will be wide enough for the "standard" lens I want

My thinking is that the wider I go with the standard lens the closer I will be to getting the shot I want, even if I have to enlarge it to get the crop. The other side of it, is that if the lens is not wide enough, there is nothing I can do in PS to get the material that is not in the image. I would be forced to either switch lenses, or shoot and stitch.

And with the 16mm 2.8 I will have a fast lens and if I shoot RAW, then I have something nice to work with when I get home. I also think that this might end up being on the camera more often than not. Light, fast and wide.

It is 24.3 megapixel and has a lot of very nice features.

I have not had one in my hand yet. I will do that the next time I am in a major center.

While the e-mount lenses are adequate, to get the most out of this camera it's almost imperative to use MF lenses. Leica lenses do very well on the NEX system. With the peaking focus, it's very easy to do. Some to consider...

Soon. Production has been restarted and they are trying to get up to speed on the pre orders. Apparently there were about 4 times the amount of pre-orders than Sony expected (that says something right there). That, and the floods in Thailand were a double whammy on availability.

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